fight; quarrel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to quarrel; to have a family spat
literary文言用词,现多见于书面语或引述,特指家庭内部的争吵。
Xiōng兄
dì弟
bó勃
xī谿
,
wài外
rén人
dé得
lì利
。
When brothers quarrel, outsiders profit.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
jiā家
chǎn产
fēn分
pèi配
ér而
bó勃
xī谿
。
They quarreled over the distribution of family property.
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《
Zhuāng庄
zǐ子
·
wài外
wù物
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
shì室
wú无
kōng空
xū虚
,
zé则
fù妇
gū姑
bó勃
xī谿
”
zhī之
yǔ语
。
In "Zhuangzi: External Things," there is the phrase 'If a house is not empty, then the wife and mother-in-law will quarrel.'